Joe Hupp's Classic and Vintage Trucks: 2014

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Golden Oldies Truck Show 2014: 1965 Foden S21

Well, it's taken me, like, forever! But I've finally got the chance to photograph my very first Foden - a truck manufacturer consigned to the history books!This very splendid example of a 1965 S21 belongs to Frank Latorre from East Shepparton, Victoria, Australia and has been in Frank's shed since 1982 when he purchased it from a wrecker.

Foden: a name long consigned to the history books - the best trucks bar none

The owner of this fine Foden S21

The Foden in all it's glory - a wonderful truck and the perfect resto

A little embellishment on the front steer axle

And one last time for all times!

Saturday, August 9, 2014

Clutha Transport History: White Road Commander

A little bit of road transport history in this blog entry - the company was Clutha Transport....

In late 1976, Clutha Transport commenced a test truck program to evaluate trucks to replace their aging Mercedes-Benz LS1418 fleet - the test fleet were made up of the following trucks:

3x Scania 111's (113, 114, 115)

3x White Road Commanders (116, 117, 118 - chassis numbers TE3074, TE3219 and TE3220)

3x Mack MIR700's (119, 120, 121)

3x Kenworths (122, 123, 124)

This blog entry revolves around White Road Commander 117 (chassis # TE3220) - Ray Grima owns all three Road Commanders and brought TE3220 up to Dubbo for the vintage truck show.... here are a few photos of the truck